Der, die or das Pasta?
die Pasta
- Gender
- feminine
- English
- pasta
Why is it die Pasta?
No ending or meaning rule gives away the gender of Pasta. Like many everyday German nouns, it has to be learned together with its article: die Pasta.
For the endings that do predict gender, see the Der-Die-Das rules guide.
Example sentences
- Die Pasta kocht im großen Topf.The pasta is cooking in the big pot.
- Wir essen Pasta mit Tomatensoße.We eat pasta with tomato sauce.
Pasta in the four cases
The article changes with the case. The highlighted column shows the forms to use with Pasta: definite article first, then the indefinite article.
| Masculine | Feminine | Neuter | Plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nominative | der / ein | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Accusative | den / einen | die / eine | das / ein | die |
| Dative | dem / einem | der / einer | dem / einem | den |
| Genitive | des / eines | der / einer | des / eines | der |
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